RUSSIA PROBE<\/strong>. Robert Mueller ready to deliver key findings<\/a>: \u2018Specifically, Mueller is close to rendering judgment on two of the most explosive aspects of his inquiry: whether there were clear incidents of collusion between Russia and Donald Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign, and whether the president took any actions that constitute obstruction of justice, according to one of the officials, who asked not to be identified speaking about the investigation.\u2019<\/p>\n ORANGE JUMPSUIT<\/strong>. Judge orders Paul Manafort to court in prison clothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n IDIOT OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Man swims naked in shark tank<\/a>\u00a0at Ripley\u2019s Believe It Or Not Aquarium in downtown Toronto<\/a>.<\/p>\n THE TWO HAROLDS<\/strong>. They were a gay, interracial couple in an age of relentless bigotry<\/a>.<\/p>\n DOME OF THE DAY. <\/b>Zachary Quinto has shaved his head<\/a>.<\/p>\n BRETT KAVANAUGH<\/strong>. Anti-LGBT lawsuits already headed his way<\/a>: \u201cThe complaints \u2014 two filed in federal court, one filed in state court \u2014 were filed in Texas and seek to challenge the City of Austin\u2019s LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. agency charged with federal employment civil rights law, over its interpretation of Title VII to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong>. Julian Castro says he\u2019s \u201clikely\u201d to run<\/a>.<\/p>\n SHERIFF JOE<\/strong>. Joe Arpaio files libel suit against the New York Times<\/em><\/a>: \u2018In\u00a0a complaint<\/a>\u00a0filed Tuesday evening with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the ex-lawman takes issue with a Times opinion piece published just after Arpaio\u2019s loss in the state\u2019s Republican primary for U.S. Senate. The article \u2014 \u201cWell, at Least Sheriff Joe Isn\u2019t Going to Congress: Arpaio\u2019s loss in Arizona\u2019s Senate Republican primary is a fitting end to the public life of a truly sadistic man<\/a>\u201d \u2014 was written by Michelle Cottle.\u2019<\/p>\n DATA DUMP<\/strong>. Twitter releases massive trove of tweets exposing Russia\u2019s Trump strategy in 2016<\/a>: \u2018The huge data cache consists of tweets from some 3,400 accounts tied to the Kremlin troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency and 770 others linked to Iran. It also includes some two million gifs, videos<\/a> and other visual content. Twitter said it\u2019s making the information available to \u201cenable independent academic research and investigation,\u201d according to a company blog post.\u2019<\/p>\n FIVE TAKEAWAYS<\/strong>. From the Beto O\u2019Rourke \u2013 Ted Cruz debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n WEARING THE PANTS<\/strong>. Lady Gaga wears man\u2019s suit for powerful speech<\/a>: \u201cAs a sexual assault survivor by someone in the entertainment industry, as a woman<\/a> who is still not brave enough to say his name, as a woman<\/a> who lives with chronic pain, as a woman<\/a> who was conditioned at a very young age to listen to what men<\/a> told me to do, I decided today I wanted to take the power back. Today I wear the pants.\u201d<\/p>\n CHRISTINE HALLQUIST<\/strong>. NYT profiles Vermont\u2019s transgender gubernatorial candidate<\/a>: \u201cMs. Hallquist, 62, a plain-spoken Democrat who spent more than a decade running an electric utility company, has been enthralled by science and engineering ever since she was young, when classmates mocked her for being feminine and the nuns at school beat her and recommended her parents treat her nonconformity\u00a0with an\u00a0exorcism.\u201d<\/p>\n LEO STRONDA<\/strong>. Brazilian rapper, reality star, and bodybuilder goes fullfrontal in wk-unfriendly shot<\/a>.<\/p>\n GRANDPA CHIP COOKIES<\/strong>. Teen bakes grandfather\u2019s ashes into cookies, feeds them to classmates<\/a>.<\/p>\n MINNESOTA<\/strong>. Anti-gay photographer\u2019s \u201creligious freedom\u201d case is argued before appeals court<\/a>: \u2018Carl and Angel Larsen, who run a Christian videography business called Telescope Media Group,\u00a0sued Minnesota\u2019s human rights commissioner<\/a>\u00a0in December 2016 in federal court, saying the state\u2019s public accommodation law would hit them with steep fines and jail time if they began offering wedding videography services that only promoted their vision of marriage. Chief U.S. District Judge John Tunheim\u00a0dismissed their lawsuit in September 2017<\/a>. In his ruling, he called the Larsens\u2019 plan to post a notice on their website that they would deny services to same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a> \u201cconduct akin to a \u2018White Applicants Only\u2019 sign,\u201d and that it would be an act of discrimination not protected by the First Amendment.\u2019<\/p>\n AARON HERNANDEZ<\/strong>. Teammates detail his bizarre behavior<\/a>: \u2018Late NFL star Aaron Hernandez threatened to \u201cf*** up\u201d a teammate, exposed his genitalia to fellow Patriots while he spoke about \u201cgay<\/a> sex<\/a>\u201d and displayed erratic behaviour on the field during his final season with New England.\u2019<\/p>\n INTERVIEW OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Ellen talks to the Wild Boars, the Thai soccer team trapped in a cave for 10 days, and gives them a big surprise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Mesh.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Robert Mueller\u2019s Results, Zachary Quinto\u2019s Dome, Julian Castro, Beto O\u2019Rourke, Wild Boars, Leo Stronda: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n